diff --git a/src/r_draw.c b/src/r_draw.c
index ee118c73..abbb0f9f 100644
--- a/src/r_draw.c
+++ b/src/r_draw.c
@@ -671,44 +671,6 @@ void R_DrawTranslatedColumn (void)
   while (--count); 
 } 
 
-// [JN] translated and translucent column
-
-void R_DrawTranslatedTLColumn (void)
-{
-  int      count;
-  byte     *dest;
-  fixed_t  frac;
-  fixed_t  fracstep;
-
-  count = dc_yh - dc_yl;
-  if (count < 0)
-    return;
-
-#ifdef RANGECHECK
-  if ((unsigned)dc_x >= video.width
-      || dc_yl < 0
-      || dc_yh >= video.height)
-    I_Error ( "R_DrawTranslatedTLColumn: %i to %i at %i",
-              dc_yl, dc_yh, dc_x);
-#endif
-
-  dest = ylookup[dc_yl] + columnofs[dc_x];
-  fracstep = dc_iscale;
-  frac = dc_texturemid + (dc_yl-centery)*fracstep;
-
-  count++;
-
-  do
-    {
-      // [crispy] brightmaps
-      byte src = dc_translation[dc_source[frac>>FRACBITS]];
-      *dest = tranmap[(*dest<<8)+dc_colormap[dc_brightmap[src]][src]];
-      dest += linesize;
-      frac += fracstep;
-    }
-  while (--count);
-}
-
 //
 // R_InitTranslationTables
 // Creates the translation tables to map
diff --git a/src/r_draw.h b/src/r_draw.h
index eddc3b8a..217ec330 100644
--- a/src/r_draw.h
+++ b/src/r_draw.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ void R_DrawSkyColumn(void);
 
 void R_DrawTranslatedColumn(void);
 
-// [JN] translated and translucent column
-void R_DrawTranslatedTLColumn(void);
-
 extern lighttable_t *ds_colormap[2];
 
 extern int     ds_y;
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 8f583f00..40785079 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -428,15 +428,7 @@ void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis, int x1, int x2)
   else
     if (vis->mobjflags & MF_TRANSLATION)
       {
-        // [JN] translated and translucent column
-        if (vis->mobjflags & MF_TRANSLUCENT)
-        {
-        colfunc = R_DrawTranslatedTLColumn;
-        }
-        else
-        {
         colfunc = R_DrawTranslatedColumn;
-        }
         dc_translation = translationtables - 256 +
           ((vis->mobjflags & MF_TRANSLATION) >> (MF_TRANSSHIFT-8) );
       }